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Gardaí ‘at breaking point’ due to falling numbers and morale, says body representing rank-and-file members

Gardaí are “at breaking point” due to falling numbers and morale, according to the representative body for rank-and-file members.

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Garda roster row intensifies as sergeants and inspectors to protest next Monday

The Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) will hold what it has called a “day of action” next Monday in a long-running dispute with Garda management over proposed new rosters.

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Garda sergeants and inspectors to stage ‘days of action’ next week in protest at new rosters

Garda sergeants and inspectors will stage ‘days of action’ next week, in a row with management over rosters.

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Omagh unites to show its support for PSNI officer John Caldwell shot by New IRA

There were emotional scenes in Omagh, Co Tyrone yesterday when the family of the PSNI detective shot by the New IRA last week in front of his son joined a walk being held in his honour.

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Garda spy dogs on way as body cameras to be worn by force’s canines under new legislation

Garda dogs will get bodycams in a new initiative that is expected to prove particularly useful in hostage-taking, stakeout and other situations.

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Garda watchdog concerned over faulty holsters issued to gun-carrying detectives

The Garda watchdog has outlined a number of concerns regarding the holsters issued to gun-carrying detectives following the accidental shooting of a member of the force.

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‘Evil, just evil’ – the far right mobs stirring up hatred across Irish communities

In a breathless report, far-right conspiracy theorist Dee Wall made herself out as quite the intrepid investigator as she crept towards St Louise’s convent in Ballyfermot under the cover of darkness on Wednesday night.

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Civil servants ‘incredulous’ over garda delays that held up new corporate watchdog for six months

Internal government documents reveal senior civil servants were “incredulous” over garda delays that caused a six-month hold-up in the establishment of the new Corporate Enforcement Authority (CEA) last year under then-tánaiste Leo Varadkar.

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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar ‘appalled’ by level of violence gardaí face and vows to boost the safety of the force and its numbers

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he is “appalled” by the violence levelled at gardaí and pledged the Government will do everything it can to support the force.

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Garda Commissioner Drew Harris was not asked to appear at tribunal into PSNI ‘spying’ during investigation

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris was not asked to give evidence at a recent tribunal examining allegations about covert operations during a PSNI investigation.

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Gene Kerrigan Opinion Sheriff Varadkar is giving guns for Christmas

Where do we start? With the guns, perhaps? Or maybe with Santa and his elves and the dangers that hover over them? Or should we kick off with the totally expected news about the Cabinet deciding to reward the money-grabbing avarice of top bankers?

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Rise in thefts linked to cost-of-living crisis, says Garda Commissioner Drew Harris

Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has linked the cost-of-living crisis to a sharp rise in the number of thefts.

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Garda Síochana’s Troubles files are released to UK’s Operation Kenova investigators

Gardaí have begun releasing key documents to British independent investigators examining hundreds of murders and crimes during the Troubles after months of behind-the-scenes political interventions.

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Green ministers say no to having a garda driver despite far-right security threat

Eamon Ryan and fellow Green Party ministers are resisting plans to have them chauffeured around in State cars by garda close protection officers, the Sunday Independent can reveal.

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Letters to the Editor Opinion Vladimir Putin must hurry — he has an entire iron curtain to rebuild

Sir — I watched with sadness and anger last week’s propaganda circus on Red Square, when Vladimir Putin redrew the map of Europe, slicing off portions to add to his Russian empire. After the recently staged joke referendums, where the occupied regions of Ukraine ‘voted’ to join Russia, it was a bitter punchline.

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A Budget pledge broken: Just over half of the 800 Garda recruits promised for this year will be delivered

The Government will fall significantly short of its Garda recruitment targets for 2022.

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Gardaí routinely cancelled 999 emergency calls when changing shifts, according to new whistleblower

A third garda whistleblower has come forward making serious allegations of misconduct in connection with the force’s 999 cancelled calls controversy.

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‘I’ll never forgive An Garda Síochána for how they treated me when I was pregnant,’ says former officer

Majella Moynihan was a shell of a woman when she returned to her garda duties in the summer of 1984.

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Justice Minister Helen McEntee announces crackdown on anti-social behaviour in Dublin after garda car ramming in Cherry Orchard

Justice Minister Helen McEntee has announced a number of measures to crack down on anti-social behaviour following the ramming of a garda car in Cherry Orchard earlier this week.

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Letters to the Editor Opinion We need community policing, not heavy-handed reactions and riot gear

In the mid 1980s, so-called joyriding was the buzz word – along with the “revolving prison door”. Cue outrage and point-scoring in the Dáil and a media teeming with righteous anger.

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Rank and file gardaí won’t get vote on ‘unacceptable’ roster proposals rejected by representative association

Rank-and-file gardaí will not be asked to vote on proposed working hours that have been rejected by its representative association.

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The plot thickens: Fraud squad probes Paul Hyde report as political spotlight turns on planning board chief

The controversy engulfing An Bord Pleanála (ABP) is deepening. The Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) has assigned a senior officer to examine a report on ABP’s former deputy chairman for possible evidence of criminality. The officer will examine the report on Paul Hyde line by line for potential breaches of the planning legislation underpinning the operation and governance of ABP.

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Just one in four online fraud victims report the crime to gardaí, research shows

The majority of fraud victims targeted online are not reporting the crimes to gardaí, according to a new survey carried out by the force.

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Gardaí reject proposals for detectives to work shifts seven days in a row

New rosters that would mean detectives investigating major crimes working seven days in a row have been rejected by the Garda Representative Association (GRA), the body representing frontline officers.

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Holidaying gardaí took squad car to airport and left it there

Gardaí who were heading off on an overseas holiday drove an unmarked squad car to Dublin Airport and abandoned the vehicle without authorisation or telling the relevant authorities.

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exclusive Larry Murphy: Psychologist’s report on the convicted sex offender revealed for the first time

Larry Murphy is a cunning psychopath who is “resistant to therapeutic change”, according to a forensic psychologist’s report on the chief suspect for the murder of Deirdre Jacob.

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Obituary: Dr Vicky Conway, accomplished academic and policing expert who campaigned for social justice

Widespread tributes have been paid to Dr Vicky Conway, whose death at the age of 42 was announced last Wednesday by the school of law and government at Dublin City University (DCU) where she was an associate professor. In the course of an active career, she took a close interest in police accountability and was a member of the Policing Authority as well as the Commission on the Future of Policing.

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115 gardaí suspended for suspected disciplinary breaches such as drug misuse, sex assaults, violence and neglect of duty

As many as 115 members of An Garda Síochána are currently suspended — and the Department of Justice is managing one of these cases as the person holds a senior position.

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Garda suspended and home raided over alleged links to drug gangs

A garda based in the east of the country has had his home raided by specialist detectives over his alleged links to drug gangs and has now been suspended from the force.

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Ian Bailey: Gardaí have already asked me for new meeting in Sophie cold-case review

Gardaí want to speak with Ian Bailey as part of a new investigation into the 1996 murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.